Benefits Overview

From Print to Stitch

This hands-on guide focuses on print as a means of getting color and pattern on fabric and embellishing and enhancing the design with stitch. With detailed, step-by-step demonstrations paired with numerous examples of the artist"s work-stitched samples as well as three-dimensional designs-this reference makes a practical sourcebook suited for all skill levels. Taking crafters from the initial idea and the development of a theme to designing and making a block and creating pattern on paper, the guide ranges from how to make a stamp to the stitches that may be used to enhance a design. Block, soft-cut lino, mono, and collagraph printing are among the techniques surveyed, and the guide"s stitch library shows the range of available machine and hand stitches.